This will be the third chapter and i'll try to be suspenseful

Somehow twilight and the rest of the mare 6 had regrouped and were talking about nightmare moon. "alright everyone ok?" Ask twilight "Ya we're fine where's spike and your brother?" asked rainbow dash "I'm sure shining armor can take cake of himself all we need to do is find-" " SPIIIIIIIIIIKKKKE!" Twilight quickly turned to where the voice had come from and instantly realized it was her brothers "it came from over there lets hurry!"

As they rushed as fast as they could rainbow dash spoke up "hey guys i saw nightmare moon!" "So did I!" Was everyones answer to rainbow's statement "So we all saw her but what did she say to you guys" once again the rest of the mare 6 answered at the time "She said one of us was going to die today!" "Huh!" " She said the same thing to me!" "Guys focus that means shes going to kill one of us we cant let that happen lets find spike and twilights brother and get the heck outa here!

soon twilight and the gang came upon the clearing where they heard the shout and were greeted to a horrible sight shining armor was limping towards nightmare moon herself. He was covered in blood, bruises, and, cuts that looked like they weren't made to be fatal no they were meant to cause pain and from the looks of it thats just what they were doing. But to most disturbing thing to them all was the look of pure rage and hatred that shining armor had in his eyes and it was directed at nightmare moon who seemed to have become confused as to why he was so angry with her apparently she found the need to voice her "concerns".

"Please shining armor was it, i don't understand why you insist of trying to attack me you have exhausted you magic and your body and yet you still persist are you wish to continue all for that little thing that i killed, you should have stepped all over it years ago or thrown it off of the highest cliff you could find as soon as you saw it that thing got what it deserved it was dead weight and you should be happy to be rid of it."

"DEAD WEIGHT! IT!" Twilight watched as her brother lowered his head so hee couldnt see his eyes but quickly caught sight of tears streaming down his face like a flash flood. Finally he spoke but very quietly "H-he was my friend he was my brother he was family and you killed him" " im sorry dear what was that your going to have to speak up i simply cant hear you from over here" this time shining armors head whipped up as he yelled to the heavens for all the stars to hear his cry " YOU KILLED HIM!"

Suddenly shining armors horn glowed brighter than anything the mare six had ever seen and the watched in amazement as a giant beam easily twice as big as twilight roared towards nightmare moon but the amazement soon turned to horror as nightmare moon deflected the beam with just her wing and a barely audible muttering of the word pathetic.

Shining armor collapsed as the strain finally took hold over him. However soon nightmare moon spoke "that was entertaining but im afraid i must be off bye bye!" and in a flash that could only be teleportation she was gone.

As twilight made her way over to her brother see could see he was crying even more than before while she felt unbelievably sad twilight needed answers "Shining what happened what was she talking about but all she got was mumbling, listening closely however she could make out that her brother was muttering the words spike, i couldnt beat her and im sorry.

Ever confused twilight kept trying to console her brother rainbow dash following shining's gaze could tell he was looking at something by traveling his line of sight rainbow soon found what he was looking at "Spike there you are we've been looking for you!" However when she didn't get a response rainbow stepped closer only for her hoof to make a splashing sound. looking down she saw what she had in and her eyes widened in horror.

Now it was rainbow dash's turn to scream and when she did the rest of the mare 6 ran over and had a similar reaction when they saw the reason for shining armor's grief spike dragon sparkle was dead.

After crying for some time the mare 6 picked up shining armor and spikes body and made their was back to ponyville. Everyone of their close friends and family were gathered to tell everyone the news and some took it better that others.

later after spike's quick funeral

Eventually after burying spike and getting shining armor to the hospital the mare 6 had all confined themselves to their home which led us back to where we were when this tale began with twilight sitting in her room feeling sad.

However twilight had not forgotten the important fact that nightmare moon was back and quickly sent a letter to warn celestia of this. Unfortunately is would take some time to get a reply unlike with spike's magic fire, even though the letter was being delivered with magic it would take some time to get to canterlot maybe a few minute's rather than the letter getting there almost within the scope of a few seconds as it would when spike used his dragon flame.

Twilight fell as if her heart had been ripped out and crushed in front of her but in a way that would have felt great compared to the ever escalating pain in her chest she could only hope celestia had a plan to combat nightmare moon before she struck again.

at spikes grave

Rainbow dash didn't know why she was there but she knew one thing she missed him more than she or anyone else realized and it was slowly killing her. "Why...why does this hurt so much!".

As rainbow sat there it slowly became clear to her, its because she hadn't spent any time with him! Spike was one of her closest friends yet she knew absolutely nothing about him except for the obvious like his crush on rarity or that her was a great cook.

He was basically a stranger to her and yet people who he had spent even less time with him knew more about him than even she did then she felt even worse because she hadn't even tried to get to know him even though every single one of her friends had even before they became friends with him.

" I feel like such a hypocrite being the element of loyalty and yet i wasn't even loyal to spike" "that's a bit extreme don't you think?" As rainbow dash turned she caught sight of a strange alicorn, strange because like her his main and tail were a rainbow of colors but his fur and feathers were an indescribable form of white and he simply glowed in the moonlight And he was taller than her almost (as far as she could tell) as tall as celestia but noticably shorter.

"Who are you" rainbow asked in pure awe "i guess you could say im the grimreaper because i am here to take your friend, but most just call me harmony because i put people at ease." "So u've come to take spike away" "yes i have, i'm sorry to tell you this but you must leave, mortals are not allowed to normally not able to see me but you're no ordinary mortal, even so i cant allow you to see me work lest i take you away too. Also your remaining friends will soon have need of you. Now go for i shall be very busy this night!"

Reluctantly rainbow soon left but as she did she looked back she saw harmony's horn softly glow, turning back around and making her way out of the graveyard she started walking to the hospital to visit shining armor she soon had the hospital in her sights but then twilight bolt out of it and immediately started running towards her before screeching to a halt in front of her."Whoa whats wrong" "I got a letter form princess luna nightmare moons attacking canterlot !" "He was right" "What?" "Nothing lets get the others and go!" With that declaration twilight and rainbow dash sped of to get the others and their elements of harmony soon the mare 6 was assembled and ready to go and soon sped if to canterlot but rainbow couldn't get what harmony said out of her mind and she realized something dozens of ponies and several creatures died every day if the grim-reaper was doing to be busy that means only one thing. hundreds possibly thousands were going to die tonight. that alone was terrifying her and it showed as she started to shake violently "rainbow whats wrong" "guys i have something to tell you"

Back at the graveyard

Harmony's horn had stopped glowing as he panted lightly from accomplishing his task and watched a large clawed hand ripped its way out of the grave soon a figure emerged from the grave and looked at him in confusion " know that this is weird for you but if you'll please come with me i have something to show you." As they silently made their way to the hospital and snick in they came upon shining armors room and slowly entered as the did to the figure looked on in horror as he saw shining armor laying there unconscious but apparently still in great pain. "You can help his you know simply lay your hand upon his and focus, focus on nothing but helping him and he shall get better". Hesitantly the figure did as instructed and watched in awe as a green flame poured over shining armors body and healed him. Retracting his claw the figure looked towards Harmony for an explanation but stopped when he saw the look of pride on the alicorn's face. Come we have somewhere we need to be but first you require some training, practice, and an explanation. With an unbelievably quick flash of his horn Harmony and the figure disappeared, but them a moment later shining armor woke up ever so briefly and muttered one word before falling back to sleep. "Spike"

And thats a wrap and the last chapter is typed this way to show a level of gravity and importance to the plot and future events as always i enjoy feedback so give me some